Longsight

Stretching along Stockport Road, Longsight is a bustling area home to one of manchester's most diverse communities The neighbourhood boasts several mosques, plus one of the city's busiest markets – which comes alive with the Muslim festival of Chaand Raat every autumn. Notable residents include orchestra founder Charles Halle and painter Ford Maddox Brown in the 19th century. Manchester United players Danny Welbeck and Wes Brown both grew up here.